This database contains an inventory of the members of royal households as they appear in the États de France, books published in the 17th and 18th centuries.

It is a valuable academic tool enabling researchers to:
check if a person served at court, in what capacity and for how long,
check the presence at court of a person’s relatives or connections through marriage,
follow the career of an individual or a family over a long period of time,
follow how offices or services at court changed over time.

It is possible to search by name, or part of a name, across all the royal households (simple search) or search a particular household or year (advanced search).

Each entry in the database provides detailed information about the person (modernised name, office held, remuneration if indicated) and references all sources used. The information can thus be cited in academic works.

The design and input of this database forms part of the Curia research project, a study of royal households, led by the Research Centre.